Arcadia Station SB-101 / USS Quirinus NCC-83942
SD 11109.05

Starring:
Christina Doane as Station Commander Captain Paige Harker
Mitch Travis as Commanding Officer Captain Sulek
Christopher Dickinson as Chief of Security Commander Bill Powers
Bruce Oriani as Chief Science Officer Lt. Commander Trikk Starr
Karriaunna Scotti as Counselor Commander Azhure Powers

Ship Manager Keith LaHue

Also Starring:
Bruce Oriani as Medical Emergency Technician Jhadar
Mitch Travis as Executive Officer Commander Rothgar

Absent:
None

TIME LAPSE SINCE LAST MISSION: None

"Business As Usual, Part 6": Last time on Arcadia... It was discovered that the Quirinus - thought lost - was not.  It was simply.. not here.  Starfleet reinforcements are still two days away, and the 'voices' heard by telepaths have yet to define themselves.

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CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::In Ops::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::In Ops::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Helping Loran look through the sensor records, searching for high energy readings ::
Med_Jhadar says:
::still trying to discern the differences in the voices and their locations::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: If we know the fault in the shielding is it is not transporter proof then the other 'adapted' Borg weapons may have the same glaring error.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Reviewing reports and logs as they come in looking for leads.::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::moves to a secondary science station and brings up the power readings of the individual ships and compares them to their current power output.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: We'll have our telepaths continue to try to get more information but from sickbay for easier monitoring. ::She nods to Ops to transmit the order to the CNS and medic Jhadar::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
SC/CO: Captains...what if we were to launch a full sensory probe along the Q's last know trajectory before it was thought lost. Maybes we gets us somewheres to start on locking down their positions?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::finds no significant rise in power as to when they arrived and currently::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::ponders how they might transport or shift something the size of the Q without showing significant rise in power::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
::searches for known trajectories for the Q and finds none::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::also wonders how the Lyrans could have produced so much in such little time::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: shakes his head as Loran and he come up empty once again :: Loran: I don't get it.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
SC/CO: Nevermind. The computer has no trajectories for the Q. That could only mean one thing. She is here. She may not be visible to us and we may not be able to get a fix on her location as it were, but she is here.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CSO: Are the sensors able to give us any more detail on the energy signature?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Computer: Run comparison of every ship in the Lyran fleet. How many are identical in every scan...::he suddenly feels the wave of pain shift again through his head, staggering to his knees at the science station::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Goes to the CO and helps him to a chair::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: Captain?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Orders ops to inform Jhadar what the Captain just said, ops officer does so.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
SC/CO: She has to be...I can find no other logical explanation, and no. there is no power spikes...no real energy signature to speak of....She is here, yet at the same time, she isn't. ::looks at Harker with a bemused look of confusion::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::looks at her:: Harker: The telepaths need to focus in now...there is dissent among the voices...it does not speak as one.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: I understand.
Med_Jhadar says:
::continuing to block out the voices on the station and focus on those that are not::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: Suppose that what they used to move the Q didn't require power...but something far simpler. What if they simply reflected every scan...making it appear as if they had a weapon of great power but one that simply separates us.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: They're working on it.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO/Powers: they're acting as the ghosts in our machine?
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO/Powers: Can we detect that?
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
SC: That might be something we could detect with a simple radar ping... but if that were the case, wouldn't our sensors be picking up something in its area? :: Ponders the question for a moment :;
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: Voices...upset.. angry...fighting among themselves.
Computer says:
CO: Comparison complete. One science vessel power output more than others in comparison to other of the same size. No ships read as identical.
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: Phrases.. in bits and pieces
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Powers: That's what I thought.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Jhadar: Can you hear what they are saying?
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: "Let them get themselves out of it." and "No! Bring them home. Bring them home now!"
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: A weapon that projects a reflective shield for both those inside it and those outside of it.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: For us the cease to exist. For them they are blind. The power required would be considerably less.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO/Jhadar: It appears you were right. They seem to be of two minds.
Med_Jhadar says:
::hoping there is a telepath at the other end:: Voices:~~~~Peace. We cannot help you if you're yelling and fighting. Calm. Peace. Tell me how we can find you to help you.~~~~
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Jhadar: Are there any signs of who they are? What they want?
Med_Jhadar says:
SC: "Some primitive telepath on that archaic station can hear us." Now all is quiet.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Jhadar: Try to communicate with them, will they talk to us? ::wishing she could talk to them directly.::
Med_Jhadar says:
Voices:~~~~Who are you? What do you want? How can we help you?~~~~
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: I wonder if they've tried to power up engines and move. We would pick up spatial displacement on the Doppler.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
::looks at the SC:: Powers: It is worth a shot. Be sure any of the docking tethers that were attached are in the open position. A simple break in connection might tell them what to do. The shield must encompass the dock .
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: If it cut them off, it would have damaged the station.

ACTION: For a split second, the Quirinus appears on the distant horizon, and just as quickly disappears again. At the same time, the science vessel that is using the extra power shows a dip in power.

CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: Wait. If they're still docked, couldn't we just cross the hard link to them?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Jhadar: They used the word archaic?
Med_Jhadar says:
CO: Yes.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::Thinks on the CO's words for a moment, turning to him::CO: That's a thought, if our internal sensors are working correctly they would of informed us. We should check the connection.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: The shield would most likely prevent direct access, but it would also be a glaring problem.
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
SC: So our telepaths are either from the future or wish us to believe it so.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: That was my thought, I'm inclined to believe more advanced due to their seeming power levels but I am trying to reserve judgment.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Her research as complete as it can be given the circumstances, which did not include the headache from staring at the screen for so long over the past days, she shuts down her computer and stands to stretch.::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
SC: But then why give the Lyrans poor technology. Something we were not aware of, but is ancient stuff by Borg standards. Mind control of the Lyrans... this also has the mark of almost a con game.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CSec: What if we cut all powers to the docking ring? Also for that brief seconds that the Q appear, there was a dip in powers to one of the science vessel
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: A straw man? ::A Straw man was an old tactic of putting up stuffed uniformed on ancient walls to make it look like something was more of a threat then it was.::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Picking up the PADD that contained the data she has been gathering from the telepaths, and another one that had her downloaded research, she heads out of her office for the Command Center.::
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
CSec: It is almost as if they has a fluctuating cloaking device over the Q but using their ship to do it
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::She nods::CO: Its possible but what would they gain?
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: As the lift stops, she steps off into the hub of the station and looks around.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CSO/CoSec: So the science vessel is the one to worry about, were you able to get anything more?
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Harker: The station. Dark matter? They seem to want it most
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Makes her way over to the captains.::
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
:: Quietly confers with Loran for a moment, then taps his combadge, and signals a security team to walk the docking rings, specifically looking for any anomalies ::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: A quick glance over at Bill, she smiles and then stops to listen to what is going on.::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::talks to the Ops officer about the power situation, the officer nods and turns to his station.::
CO_Capt_Sulek says:
Powers: One dip in power showed us the Q. What would another give us. What if we sent an EMP pulse toward that science vessel?
Med_Jhadar says:
::slight smile come across face, but disappears just as quickly::
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CO: pull back the curtain, its obvious that ship is controlling their vanishing weapon.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::nods::
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: Frustration...Stress.. Panic...Science vessel
CSec_Cmdr_Powers says:
CO: Oh, I'm sure they'd see it as an aggressive action, Captain.
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: The one with the power dip
SC_Capt_Harker says:
::About to comment turns and sees the CNS::CNS: Please tell me you have information...
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
SC: And sometimes the bluff must be called.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
Rothgar/Powers: Prep the EMP but lets see what the CNS has for us first.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
All: First... from the telepaths aboard, I gather that the Lyrans motive lies in conquer. They want to dominate the Federation and then go back to the whirlpool galaxy to take over there. They are not however doing this alone. There is an unknown alien race involved. That is about all I have on that part, though there is a 'flavor' of the Borg.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: A lot more creative then I would have given the Borg credit for.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
All: Now... for the other research... the 'parent race'. :: looks down at her PADD, a bit uncertain.
CSO_LtCmdr_Starr says:
SC: The Borg don't have that kind of technology. ::pause:: Do they??
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: Yes?
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
::moves to confer with the CSec about the EMP::
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
:: Looks up:: All: The Lyserians are telepaths... that is what we have been hearing. But from where, I cannot tell. For all I can tell, they are still in the whirlpool galaxy. They are the parent race of the Lyrans. And... they are trying to decide what to do about them. One might say... :: shrugs slightly:: They are treating the situation..
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
.... like a parent would. Giving their child room to grow... hopefully in the right direction. If they must, they may intervene.
Med_Jhadar says:
SC/CO: Spoil the "milk".
XO_Cmdr_Rothgar says:
Powers: What if rather than firing we transport a generator just to the edge of their shielding. Setting off a general pulse could take out a number of ships and prevent them from transferring the power of the weapon.
SC_Capt_Harker says:
CNS: So if these go too far their 'parents' will intervene? Be nice if that was before they blow up the station.
CNS_Cmd_Azhure says:
SC: True... how far is too far? For each parent that is different, not accounting for culture.

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TIME LAPSE TO NEXT MISSION: None